Star Wars Argument Essay for Sci-Fi Paragraph 1:
Hook or grabber
Background including titles and directors
Star Wars: A New Hope directed by George Lucas
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back directed by Irvin Kershner Empire
Thesis statement

Paragraphs 2 through 4:
Each paragraph gives examples why one film is better than another
The fourth paragraph also includes a counterclaim

Paragraph 5:
Restates thesis in similar words
Summarizes paper

this is for my science fiction class

Explanation:

The Empire Strikes Back" hit theaters forty years ago, on May 21, 1980. And no Jedi mind tricks are needed to make the case that without the groundwork laid by one of the best sequels ever, "Star Wars" wouldn't be the force that it is now.

"Empire" premiered three years after "Star Wars," which was later subtitled "A New Hope." With one line, "I am your father," the second movie brought a mythic grandeur to George Lucas' far-away galaxy, while elevating the lightsaber battle to a high art and turning the villain, Darth Vader, into the pivotal figure in the story.

The movie also introduced Yoda, the tiny Jedi master; the Emperor, establishing the master-apprentice relationship that would define the villainous Sith and their descent to the dark side; the bounty hunter Boba Fett; and Lando Calrissian, played by Billy Dee Williams, addressing the conspicuous lack of diversity in the original film. (After "Star Wars" opened, actor Raymond St. Jacques notably published a letter in the Los Angeles Times lamenting the "invisibility" of people of color in that film in particular, and the futuristic science fiction in general.)